(7 October 2015) Bibliotheca’s shareholders, One Equity Partners (OEP), today completed the purchase of 3M Library Systems North American business, and entered into agreements to purchase the assets of 3M’s remaining global Library Systems business. The new Bibliotheca Group will combine the best of both worlds to help libraries captivate their communities, providing innovative library-focused…
(6 October 2015) ProQuest has signed an agreement to acquire Ex Libris, a world leader in library automation solutions. This acquisition will bring together the ProQuest companies’ complementary capabilities and skills, which include expertise in print and digital resources, the development of pioneering discovery and library management solutions, and deep content relationships that have created…
(8 September 2015, Charlotte, N.C) Baker & Taylor has today announced the launch of its all-in-one Axis 360 mobile app, now available for download. The Axis 360 app provides Apple and Android mobile users the ability to discover, download and read eBooks or listen to digital audiobooks, within a single application. “We set out to…
(3 September 2015) At 183 years old, Heriot-Watt University is steeped in heritage. It was founded as the world’s first mechanics’ institute in Edinburgh, training technical and managerial staff at the time of the industrial revolution. To this day, it’s still very much focused on technology, science and business – only now it does this…
(31 August 2015, Adelaide, Australia) Curtin University in Australia has joined the early-adopter program for the Leganto reading-list solution from Ex Libris®. The Leganto solution offers innovative services for the creation, maintenance, and use of course reading lists in higher education. Tightly integrated with an institution’s course management, library management, and discovery systems, as well…
(28 August 2015, Singapore) Libraries are making use of technology to ensure users can get the books and materials they want in an easier and faster manner. Singapore’s Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim saw some of these improvements during a visit to Sembawang Public Library on Friday 2 August 2015. They include a book…
(25 August 2015, Singapore) Ex Libris® Group has announce that Singapore Management University (SMU) has gone live with the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Primo® discovery and delivery solution. Alma and Primo will replace the Innovative Millennium integrated library system and EBSCO Discovery Service™. Read the press release here.
(13 August 2015, Pune, India) (PressReleasePoint) – The library management software is a part of Addmen’s ECAS, which is Enhanced Campus Automation Software. Just like the software automates all the administration processes of an educational institute, it also takes care of the library management process. The library management software offers the facility to maintain a catalogue…
(13 August 2015) figshare has launched its next generation research data management platform, Figshare for Institutions, developed to address the specific needs of academic institutions to store research data securely. The pioneering platform has piloted at institutions in the U.K., Australasia, and mainland Europe, and supports their needs for better storage, preservation, accessibility and publication…
(6 August 2015) The publishingtechnology blog reports that Ofcom’s annual research report on British media consumption shows that 28% of UK households now own an eReading device such as an Amazon Kindle – up 4 percent from last year. But while reading device ownership is on the rise, Ofcom’s research also shows that reading itself…
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